Dan Patrick

:For the radio political commentator and author of the same name see Dan Patrick (radio host)

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Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), better known as Dan Patrick, is a sportscaster from Mason, Ohio, United States. He attended the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH. He is currently employed by ESPN as an anchor on their SportsCenter program. For many years, he and Keith Olbermann were arguably the network's two most recognisable faces. Patrick used the catch phrase Welcome to the big show when Olbermann worked with him; when Olbermann left, Patrick said This isn't the big show anymore.

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Patrick was a basketball player in high school, becoming an Ohio all-state selection his senior year.

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In 1989, he began working at Sportscenter, where he still works as an anchorman and also hosts The Dan Patrick Show, which airs weekdays from 1pm-4pm on ESPN Radio.

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He expanded, his career as a sportscaster has helped him become a sportswriter in ESPN The Magazine, and an actor. He participated in several television shows, as well as movies such as 1997's The Definite Maybe, 1998's BASEketball, and The Waterboy, all as himself. In 1999, he got his first major role, playing Mark in Technowhere. He also had a cameo appearance in the 2005 remake of "The Longest Yard" with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock.

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May 15: May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). There are 230 days remaining....

1956: 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar....

Sportscaster: A sportscaster is an announcer on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. This sportscasting has to be done live - "in real-time"....

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